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Historical Event on 6/9/1998

Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1948Mohammad Ali Jinnah, father of Pakistan, died.
10/25/1964First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
2/18/1906Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
3/28/1914Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.
11/30/1982World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi.
2/18/1905Indian Home Rule Society was founded at London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
8/11/1956The Lok Sabha passed the States Reorganisation Act.